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particularly the slower si is coming out of virginia. this is an area, folks, where you want to steer clear of for quite some time becaus once they get everything anne of this bus and out of the area, they still have to get them to the hospital. we he ambulances, fire units as you see l over this area. >> what we were just looking at is the american legion bridge, that's 495, the beltway. we want you to undetand traffic is absolutely stopped on i-the 70 northbound at this time. >> we're looking at someone injured there being lift onto a gurney. they're setting up tarps. this as rain is picking up. here is one person who has been pulled ought of that bus. we don't know how many remain on the bus,f any. they were working to free three to four traps people. again, as many as 15 people were injured, some with life-threatening injuries. >> in fact, captain garcia told us that one person was actually pinned inside the bus, and that took quite some time for them to ext extra indicate that person. >> you can see, barbara, that the windows there
particularly the slower si is coming out of virginia. this is an area, folks, where you want to steer clear of for quite some time becaus once they get everything anne of this bus and out of the area, they still have to get them to the hospital. we he ambulances, fire units as you see l over this area. >> what we were just looking at is the american legion bridge, that's 495, the beltway. we want you to undetand traffic is absolutely stopped on i-the 70 northbound at this time. >>...
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virginia department of education announced the program this morning at a school in southern virginia. >>> as par of nbc's week long focus n education this morning we'll sit down with superintendents of arlington public schools. this year the school system is dealing with another increase in enrollment. dr. patrick murphy joins us this morning to talk about the challenges facing educators and students all over the country right now but specifically in your area in the arlington county schools. welcome. >> good morning. >> tell us a little bit abou arlington, especially this announcement that just came out. your kids going to be getting the ipads to use >> yes. we're really excited about this. this is really some work we started back last spring and it's in relationship to a survey that we did because we were transitioning fromprint material text books to electronic text books. so we needed to see how we would bridge that transition. was our community ready for that. we did a survey and we found out how many kids have access at home, how many kids hae, you know, access to the internet o
virginia department of education announced the program this morning at a school in southern virginia. >>> as par of nbc's week long focus n education this morning we'll sit down with superintendents of arlington public schools. this year the school system is dealing with another increase in enrollment. dr. patrick murphy joins us this morning to talk about the challenges facing educators and students all over the country right now but specifically in your area in the arlington county...
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maryland, virginia tech and navy all hit the gridiron. plus the capitals start a fresh seen with a little bit of anger still lingering. but first it is red skins time. tomorrow afternoon the red skins must think of the texans as a dual threat. houston has been known as a passing game for years. but last year they showed they have a running game that can't be ignored. they know the offense sieve thanks to the coordinator kyle's insider information. he has been with them for two seasons. but on the flip-side they know kyle's style really well. is there any advantage? >> it is and it ain't. because, you know, we have been this offense but at the same time their defense has been going against their offense for years, too. so, you know, i guess whoever is going to make that play is going to be the one who wins the game. >> we are mirror images of each other offense. so definitely, you know, they are not going to throw anything at us that we haven't seen and probably not going to throw anything at them that they haven't seen so it will be the t
maryland, virginia tech and navy all hit the gridiron. plus the capitals start a fresh seen with a little bit of anger still lingering. but first it is red skins time. tomorrow afternoon the red skins must think of the texans as a dual threat. houston has been known as a passing game for years. but last year they showed they have a running game that can't be ignored. they know the offense sieve thanks to the coordinator kyle's insider information. he has been with them for two seasons. but on...
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the outer loop in virginia. the accident is cleared and looks like the inner loop is okay between 95 and 66. i want you to know in chevy chase we have a water main break. as a result of that we have willard avenue closed between river and north park road. they will be out there for quite some time. as we move it outside, 270 northbound, we have an accident at shady grove. going southbound, no problems to the split, just slick pavement. and the big thing we are watching, 70 eastbound between 29 columbia pike and the river bridge. it is shut down. all eastbound lanes because of an overturned tractor-trailer. hearing from howard county officials, they are thinking it will be cleared up and out of the way between 5:30 and 6:30 this morning so it will be here throughout the bulk of the morning rush. back to you. >>> be careful what you wish for. remember we were talking about drought conditions in our area and how much we needed the rain? well, howard is here and he has more on how much rain we could get. we didn't n
the outer loop in virginia. the accident is cleared and looks like the inner loop is okay between 95 and 66. i want you to know in chevy chase we have a water main break. as a result of that we have willard avenue closed between river and north park road. they will be out there for quite some time. as we move it outside, 270 northbound, we have an accident at shady grove. going southbound, no problems to the split, just slick pavement. and the big thing we are watching, 70 eastbound between 29...
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begins to douse places like virginia and down through the carolina's. bottom line more wet weather will be the pattern here and you can see the leading edge of the storm and there will be more and more of this training up the coast. let's show you downtown. rain hasn't come in quite yet. 67 degrees and humidity high at 81%. that could help fuel quite a bit of leafy wet weather. so far so good. just trace amounts today across the immediate baltimore area. a less than a 20th of inch of rain. winds not to gusty yet. those rainfall totals further south of us beginning to come up a little bit. we have a third of an inch in hunting town. these are the -- all right. let's show you the humidity. high, air nearly saturated. that is going to help fuel the rain as it comes in. very large area of heavy wet weather through norfolk. they are getting a lot of rainfall. the whole thing tracks further and further north. talled front along the coast. we are optimistic it'll begin to move out to seef. it stalls out we could see more rain. it's rain that won't be welcome.
begins to douse places like virginia and down through the carolina's. bottom line more wet weather will be the pattern here and you can see the leading edge of the storm and there will be more and more of this training up the coast. let's show you downtown. rain hasn't come in quite yet. 67 degrees and humidity high at 81%. that could help fuel quite a bit of leafy wet weather. so far so good. just trace amounts today across the immediate baltimore area. a less than a 20th of inch of rain....
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on the south side of that is coming out of west virginia. that is the area of that is now officially under a severe thunderstorm morning until 11:45. that will be coming through with a bit of lightning. in martinsburg, the winds have not does it all that much. some spots ahead have -- have a half inch of rain. the severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the day ahead tomorrow, quite a change from what we're having right now. blog the latest on the tropics. >>> coming up, a former president burris is a legendary state senator and the accusation that jimmy carter is making about edward kennedy. >> first, discovery hostages speak with oprah winfrey. we will tell you about it when abc 7 news returns in >> former president jimmy carter is accusing edward kennedy of delaying health-care reform for years. carter says that registration fell through because kennedy did so out of spite. kennedy later fought the health care legislation for nearly spree decades. health care did reform for months after his death. >>> the california man charged wi
on the south side of that is coming out of west virginia. that is the area of that is now officially under a severe thunderstorm morning until 11:45. that will be coming through with a bit of lightning. in martinsburg, the winds have not does it all that much. some spots ahead have -- have a half inch of rain. the severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the day ahead tomorrow, quite a change from what we're having right now. blog the latest on the tropics. >>> coming up, a...
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we are tracking the beltway in virginia. looks like that we are dealing with a little bit of flooding on the off and on ramps. so you want to take it easy approaching those or coming off of them and still quiet on 395 making your way from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. andrea, over to you. >>> in ornews this morning, one person is dead after a charter bus filled with parents and children overturned under the northbound sky ramp on to the i- 270 spur. it happened yesterday, just after 4:00 in the afternoon along northbound 270 between rock ledge and montross road. police say the bus went off the side of the flyover ramp and landed 45 feet below. the driver, 66-year-old joseph a claybaugh died at the scene. the children on the bus were from carlisle, pennsylvania and were heading home from a trip to the national zoo when the accident happened. 11 passengers were hospitalized. the exact cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> a rash of home and car break ins in fairfax county have police looking for a serial burg
we are tracking the beltway in virginia. looks like that we are dealing with a little bit of flooding on the off and on ramps. so you want to take it easy approaching those or coming off of them and still quiet on 395 making your way from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. andrea, over to you. >>> in ornews this morning, one person is dead after a charter bus filled with parents and children overturned under the northbound sky ramp on to the i- 270 spur. it happened yesterday, just...
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what about virginia? >> reporter: there have been proposals. as of now, cell phone use is only banned for those that are younger than 18 and school bus drivers. >> okay, we'll be watching and waiting. thank you very much, sherri ly. >>> and an emergency landing caught on camera. take a look. federal transportation officials are looking into what caused the landing gear on this delta connection flight to malfunction, forcing the plane to make a -- and this is cell phone video from the passenger and you can see the sparks there flying. one of the wings dragging along the tarmac. the flight operated by atlantic southeast airlines is travelling from atlanta to white plains when the pilot discovered the mechanical problems. >> and they kept saying keep your head down, we're going to make an emergency landing. they must have balanced it on one wheel and seized it over to the wing and that is -- he did a great job. i was nervous there for a minute. >> and wow. after landing, the passengers praised the pilot and crew for the actions and fortunately, no
what about virginia? >> reporter: there have been proposals. as of now, cell phone use is only banned for those that are younger than 18 and school bus drivers. >> okay, we'll be watching and waiting. thank you very much, sherri ly. >>> and an emergency landing caught on camera. take a look. federal transportation officials are looking into what caused the landing gear on this delta connection flight to malfunction, forcing the plane to make a -- and this is cell phone...
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on and off rain today, same with virginia. and now that the rain is starting to move northward, maryland, delaware, sunday new jersey. up and down the earn seaboard our system will be a two-day event and don't count on a lot of sunshine. the rest of the country looks pretty nice. temperatures are chilly this morning in chicago up through the northern plains. here's your forecast today. a beautiful fall crisp day from st. louis to kansas city. look at dallas, warm at 76. denver. a lot of rain, even some thorns and alorm with it possible airm airport delays. that's a look at your monday forecast. in washington, d.c. some rain this morning and that will continue through the day. as the warm front kicks north ward we may throw in a thunderstorm or two. areas in the south, same for you in atlanta. as i mentioned there's some gorgeous weather in the country from dallas to denver. we'll take a look at that tuesday forecast. and for the east coast, veron a veronica, it doesn't get a lot better. >> don't forget your umbrella. >>> so ho
on and off rain today, same with virginia. and now that the rain is starting to move northward, maryland, delaware, sunday new jersey. up and down the earn seaboard our system will be a two-day event and don't count on a lot of sunshine. the rest of the country looks pretty nice. temperatures are chilly this morning in chicago up through the northern plains. here's your forecast today. a beautiful fall crisp day from st. louis to kansas city. look at dallas, warm at 76. denver. a lot of rain,...
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heavy showers and storms down here into southern virginia. just inland of another funk and back into -- norfolk and back into parts of eastern carolina, unbelievable deluges of rain. that same wet weather tracking due north, really more northeast of north. the heaviest of this may in fact impact the eastern shore as opposed to central and western maryland but it's in central maryland where we have the flood watch. let's look now downtown. looking good. dry, 74. humidity high. uncomfortably so. it's muggy out there. winds southeast around 5 to 10. rain totals have been very high today. not so much right along the immediate chesapeake though we have a coastal flood advisory in these, these areas. rockville, more than an inch, in many cases pushing more than two inches. mount airy may have gotten two inches today as well as well as manchester. in the heavy downpours we had earlier this afternoon. so they were heavy. temperaturewise, mid-70s now. we'll float around 70 degrees through the overnight. muggy conditions, humidity close to 90% right no
heavy showers and storms down here into southern virginia. just inland of another funk and back into -- norfolk and back into parts of eastern carolina, unbelievable deluges of rain. that same wet weather tracking due north, really more northeast of north. the heaviest of this may in fact impact the eastern shore as opposed to central and western maryland but it's in central maryland where we have the flood watch. let's look now downtown. looking good. dry, 74. humidity high. uncomfortably so....
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also coming in from virginia. moving northward in to fairfax countiful travel will be tough just about anywhere. light to moderate rains in prince georges county. expand out and show you the heavy rains from annapolis down to western anne arundel in to calvert county and just in to the bay, in the northern neck. and this area of rain, we are talking about rain totals here have been incredible. this has difficulted to the bay as it is moving to the north. so far three to four inches of rain or more. upwards of five in to southern st. mary's county. kristin said the trampoline is gone and the winds. we had big winds and storms that rolled in earlier. and this is just the beginning. a lot of light to moderate rain covering everybody but the yellow and oranges are the heaviest in the metro and.s south. on the weather computer, we will give you the tour. the moisture continues to stream in from the bahamas up here through north central, eastern north carolina. most of virginia, maryland, up through pennsylvania, new yo
also coming in from virginia. moving northward in to fairfax countiful travel will be tough just about anywhere. light to moderate rains in prince georges county. expand out and show you the heavy rains from annapolis down to western anne arundel in to calvert county and just in to the bay, in the northern neck. and this area of rain, we are talking about rain totals here have been incredible. this has difficulted to the bay as it is moving to the north. so far three to four inches of rain or...
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right now, eastern portions of west virginia extremely dry with a third of the state of virginia looking at severely dry onditions around. down through the northern neck and off to the west for parts of the shenandoah. and on up into the north and eastern with west virginia. temperature is at 80 degrees. humidity at 40%. it's been a little bezy. that breeze, while blowing around the ragweed, because the count today is high. it's at 35 grains per cubic mer. it's a little higher than what averages for this time year. temperature will drop to 67 degrees by 11:00 p.m. those clouds we have out there no we'll lose the cloud. the wind diminishes when the sun sets. tomorrow, 61 degrees. that will be a litt lower than we were this morning. look athe rainfall in maryland, 8900th of an inch. affor 28/100 of an inch of rain. our next chance, late late thursday nig into friday. 90 degrees in raliegh, let's go ahead and talk about what's next for us. this front cooler air moves in. the next front agai not really coming our way, unti we get to friday, really. in the tropics, we've got three them. i'm g
right now, eastern portions of west virginia extremely dry with a third of the state of virginia looking at severely dry onditions around. down through the northern neck and off to the west for parts of the shenandoah. and on up into the north and eastern with west virginia. temperature is at 80 degrees. humidity at 40%. it's been a little bezy. that breeze, while blowing around the ragweed, because the count today is high. it's at 35 grains per cubic mer. it's a little higher than what...
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this was the scene in norfolk, virginia, this morning. as you can see, this entire section was under water. other roads across the city also flooded. rescue teams had to help some motor is who got stranded when their car stalled. and flooding's causing big problems up in baltimore as well. sevennches of rain fell before 11:00 this morning and several roads are closed because of standing water or outright flooding. >>all of this wet weather has a lot of people asking, what does homeowners insurance cover when it comes to water damage. it is not as straightforward as you might think. the insurance information institu breaks it down for us. if water comes from the sky, such as rain leaking in your roof, homeowners insurance will cover that damage. if t water comes from the ground up as a result of a swollen creek or if standing rainwater seps into your basement, you are not covered. that's when your flood insurance kicks in. but you have to have flood insurance. it's a federal flood insurance policy that you have to buy for that kind of dama
this was the scene in norfolk, virginia, this morning. as you can see, this entire section was under water. other roads across the city also flooded. rescue teams had to help some motor is who got stranded when their car stalled. and flooding's causing big problems up in baltimore as well. sevennches of rain fell before 11:00 this morning and several roads are closed because of standing water or outright flooding. >>all of this wet weather has a lot of people asking, what does homeowners...
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virginia avenue, the latest, 21st street and 25th at virginia avenue northwest. winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour right into tomorrow morning. tom? is. >> thanks so much, veronica. i appreciate that and we'll have this rain tapering off and ending by later tonight and tomorrow into the weekend will be drying out. barbara? >> thank you very much, tom. >>> let's go to pete about a road rescue. >> how are you >> tell us what's happening out there? >> well, we had one of our re units came up on a situation. it happens very often. in fact, the 1,000 block in northeast which is near the metro station there and rhode island avenue and we have some foding, localized flood iing. but, unfortunately, a couple vehicles apparently tried to drive througit or the water came up on them quickly. we have four or five vehicles stuck in the water. each of the vehicles' drivers and occupants needed some assistance getting out. kind of an active scene right now. everybody is out of the vehicles. everybody is to dry land, or at least out of the water. our emsersonnel have evalua
virginia avenue, the latest, 21st street and 25th at virginia avenue northwest. winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour right into tomorrow morning. tom? is. >> thanks so much, veronica. i appreciate that and we'll have this rain tapering off and ending by later tonight and tomorrow into the weekend will be drying out. barbara? >> thank you very much, tom. >>> let's go to pete about a road rescue. >> how are you >> tell us what's happening out there? >>...
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rains increasing now in the southeastern parts of virginia, right around virginia beach. it's getting windy and wet. there you see a tropical storm force, in east north carolina. those will be heading right on up into southern new england tonight. that's when the big problems will be occurring with the wind and the rain. it will be significant. back to you guys. >> all right, mark mancuso, accuweather.com. >>> we'll check in with mark later this half hour. abc's coverage of earl, will continue all morning long on "gma" and abcnews.com. >>> and a security scare at the miami airport. four concourses were evacuated overnight, while the bomb squad investigated reports of a suspicious package. the initial report came from the area of the international arrivals. the tsa says one person has been taken into custody. they're not getting details just yet on what may have been inside of that package. anyone traveling outside of miami, is told to call their carrier for possible delays. >>> engineers are starting to look into the reasons for an oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico.
rains increasing now in the southeastern parts of virginia, right around virginia beach. it's getting windy and wet. there you see a tropical storm force, in east north carolina. those will be heading right on up into southern new england tonight. that's when the big problems will be occurring with the wind and the rain. it will be significant. back to you guys. >> all right, mark mancuso, accuweather.com. >>> we'll check in with mark later this half hour. abc's coverage of earl,...
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several others re trapped, and 270 was closed for five hours, clogging the evening rush hour way into virginia. >> this is a look at the crash site from chper 4 tonight. interstate 270 north reopened about 90 minutes ago. traffic now is finally getting back to normal. jack bensen is at suburban hospital where family members are arriving to be with the injured. we're with craig where it was just a news conference. craig? >> reporter: we'll get to that news komps conference in a secot everybody on the scene said it was horrifying to see the bus on that embankment the. they're going to be working with the marynd state police hand lipg the investigation, and they told me a short time ago that it could be some time before we know what happened. >> it was just before 4:00 that the bus fell over the flyover. >> i think it just slipped over there. >> moments later, other people who had pulled over started screaming. >> those are the kids, those are the kids. ey all were screaming and some of them were out and then they were handed to me. i just stay with them. >> reporter: the kids would be okay. they
several others re trapped, and 270 was closed for five hours, clogging the evening rush hour way into virginia. >> this is a look at the crash site from chper 4 tonight. interstate 270 north reopened about 90 minutes ago. traffic now is finally getting back to normal. jack bensen is at suburban hospital where family members are arriving to be with the injured. we're with craig where it was just a news conference. craig? >> reporter: we'll get to that news komps conference in a secot...
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here in virginia, they take mere years and if he does get the death penalty, the odds are virginia will carry out the execution before california does. and this penalty phrase phase of the trial should take four weeks. >>> remember this mess two years ago? a 66-inch water main burst sending a wall of water down the road and trapping several drivers. the washington suburban sanitary commission is monitoring that pipe and others like it. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to new technology. wssc is running an acoustic fiber-optic system through the largest water main to constantly monitor the structural integrity of the pipes. 41 miles of the commission's largest mains are now equipped with that new technology. >>> and after all the rain we got yesterday, it was nice to wake up and see the sunshine a. bay a gorgeous day. gain, how are you? >> don't mind me. i'm having a conversation with the suits here. pardon me if i didn't pay attention to what you were saying. we have a mix of sun and clouds and showers and warmed into the lower 80s. you see the rain in the eastern sections of n
here in virginia, they take mere years and if he does get the death penalty, the odds are virginia will carry out the execution before california does. and this penalty phrase phase of the trial should take four weeks. >>> remember this mess two years ago? a 66-inch water main burst sending a wall of water down the road and trapping several drivers. the washington suburban sanitary commission is monitoring that pipe and others like it. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to new...
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behind these storms, there are a couple more back here toward west virginia and western maryld around cumberland and frostberg, but i don't think they'll be holding together. they're dying out as we speak, so i think by tomorrow morning, we'll be looking at a pretty nice morning and another very hot day. 76 by 10:00 a.m. and how about temperatures in the middle 90s as we move through the first day of fall. my cplete forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you, doug. >>> a navy seal who grew up in this area was amo the servicemen killed when a helicopter crashed in afghanistan yesterday. brendon looney went to the naval academy. >> jim, cliche but true. by all accounts, 29-year-old brendan looney was an all-american kind of guy. he was an honor student and star athlete here at ma gnatnatha. and tonight he is one of the country's fallen heroes. >> he was at manatha since 1956. he saw all three of the looney boys. >> he was principal. when he retired, became one of the football coaches of number 10. >> you didn't want to get hit by him on a football field. he uld demolish peopl
behind these storms, there are a couple more back here toward west virginia and western maryld around cumberland and frostberg, but i don't think they'll be holding together. they're dying out as we speak, so i think by tomorrow morning, we'll be looking at a pretty nice morning and another very hot day. 76 by 10:00 a.m. and how about temperatures in the middle 90s as we move through the first day of fall. my cplete forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you, doug. >>>...
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dominion tells us more than 3,000 mers are in the dark in northern virginia. vg & e says 17,000 people are without power. petco is reporting prince georges county and the district. >>> we'll find out what's going on with our traffic out there. hey, ashley. >> hey, barbara. 270 is open today. at least we're a little bit ahead of ourselves or at least ahead of yesterday. we do have problems around the region. around the capital belt way, this is the -- path kennel worth, now we're looking at route 4, but earlier it would be an accident up towards the greenbelt metro. elsewhere around town, eltway the inneroop around nelson. the outer loop will start to slow leaving the american legion headed in towards tyson. we may have a new accident there on the far right side of the roadway with drivers slamming on their brakes. if you head around the silver spring ea, not too bad. but very blustery out there. we do have power lines that are down and out. out of virginia, gallows at columbia pike is not working at last check. >> thanks, ashley. >> thanks, ash. >>> the bad we
dominion tells us more than 3,000 mers are in the dark in northern virginia. vg & e says 17,000 people are without power. petco is reporting prince georges county and the district. >>> we'll find out what's going on with our traffic out there. hey, ashley. >> hey, barbara. 270 is open today. at least we're a little bit ahead of ourselves or at least ahead of yesterday. we do have problems around the region. around the capital belt way, this is the -- path kennel worth, now...
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the top of my screen is virginia. so almost all of i-95 south of virginia would be filled up by the size of this hurricane, category 2, so it's 110 miles per hour. it was bigger than that yesterday. but still, that's still a dangerous storm. hurricane hunter aircraft still flying through the storm right now. it will continue to turn to the right. it will make a run at narangaset. will make a run at nantucket, cape cod. that will be tomorrow night at this time. right now, it's going to do a glancing blow at north carolina. what does glancing really mean? it means that we're going to pile up water along these outer banks and in many spots push that water over the top of those islands. and that could cut the islands in half. happens all the time. it also means they'll probably be water completely over all of those outer banks. that's why they evacuated those islands. that's why they did it yesterday, even though some people got in traffic jams today. larry. >> and it's only september 2nd. and september could be the worst
the top of my screen is virginia. so almost all of i-95 south of virginia would be filled up by the size of this hurricane, category 2, so it's 110 miles per hour. it was bigger than that yesterday. but still, that's still a dangerous storm. hurricane hunter aircraft still flying through the storm right now. it will continue to turn to the right. it will make a run at narangaset. will make a run at nantucket, cape cod. that will be tomorrow night at this time. right now, it's going to do a...
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we want to look at conditions in alexandria, virginia. jessica joins us live from old town. >> reporter: it is still coming down here in old town alexandria. it will keep coming down. we are being treated to a light rain. the sun has come up. we have daylight or at least overcast daylight. we have seen torrential downpours this morning. let me show you the scene on old town alexandria. we want to let you know that you can pick up sand bags at king and lee streets. bring proof of residence to pick up the sand bags. this around is called my thai. you will notice no sand bags. this is the situation we see all up and down king street. this is the low-lying area of old town alexandria. there is a 20-swath block that tends to get flooded when the potomac jumps its banks. there are lots of puddles. people are walking their dogs and enjoying the life in the morning in rain gear. obviously we have the potomac over here. the concerns are high tide comes to us at 1:25 today. with the amount of rain, the potomac could jump its banks. we had the indic
we want to look at conditions in alexandria, virginia. jessica joins us live from old town. >> reporter: it is still coming down here in old town alexandria. it will keep coming down. we are being treated to a light rain. the sun has come up. we have daylight or at least overcast daylight. we have seen torrential downpours this morning. let me show you the scene on old town alexandria. we want to let you know that you can pick up sand bags at king and lee streets. bring proof of residence...
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they've done the same for the coastal regions of maryland and virginia. but some tourists refuse to let earl ruin their fun in the sun. >> this is our 14th year here. i'm not ready to go back to new york and get into my routine. >> reporter: for those that don't have a place to ride out the storm, red cross shelters are being set up. >> the shelter is never the best place to be living in, but we will make sure that they have a place to sleep, that they're dry, that they have food to eat. >> reporter: supplies they hope won't be needed this time around. now, adding to the potential for trouble, forecasters say that tonight's high tide will coincide pretty closely with earl's arrival. of course, the storm surge, a huge concern with a hurricane of this size. but i have to tell you, many of the residents here in the outer banks, they're taking it all in stride. they tell me they're going to wait to see how the day develops before they decide if they'll board up or get out. >> hopefully they won't wait too long and it's too late. karen brown, we appreciate tha
they've done the same for the coastal regions of maryland and virginia. but some tourists refuse to let earl ruin their fun in the sun. >> this is our 14th year here. i'm not ready to go back to new york and get into my routine. >> reporter: for those that don't have a place to ride out the storm, red cross shelters are being set up. >> the shelter is never the best place to be living in, but we will make sure that they have a place to sleep, that they're dry, that they have...
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. >>> an ashburn virginia man has been charged in connection with six armed robries across fairfax and loudoun counties. they arrested 29-year-old shawn mabry at his moment yesterday. earlie this month, surveillance cameras captured the suspect using a knife to hole up a hair cuttery. police say mabry's crime spree started when he held up the cash and carry. in september they said he hit four salons including three hair utteries and a kfc/taco bell restaurant. he is still in jail with no bond. >>> we have some breaking news out of manassas, virginia, where firefighters are battling a three alarm blaze. this in the 8300 block of sumner lake. at least three town homes are going up in flame. it was initial lay two-alarm and it has been upgraded now again to three alarms. no word on anyone inside or any injuries. we'll bring you the latest later on. >>> a woman evicted from her northwest d.c. home is moving on after an outpouring of public support. eloisa diaz found her things put out on the street after lenny court battle over unpaid rent. she had so many thing it stretched for block. a l
. >>> an ashburn virginia man has been charged in connection with six armed robries across fairfax and loudoun counties. they arrested 29-year-old shawn mabry at his moment yesterday. earlie this month, surveillance cameras captured the suspect using a knife to hole up a hair cuttery. police say mabry's crime spree started when he held up the cash and carry. in september they said he hit four salons including three hair utteries and a kfc/taco bell restaurant. he is still in jail with...
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virginia is up by 7. they find bailie for the score. 10-10, 173 yards and three tds just to start the game. the third quarter maryland is trying to mount a come back down 28-7. he hit smith in stride. that is good for an 80-yard td but just not enough today. maryland falls to west virginia 31-17. >>> elsewhere virginia tech beat east carolina 49-27. uva was off. they had a buy week. navy highlights and virginia tech highlights all sorts of stuff coming up on the long version of the extra. >> a super-sized. >> dust off your ugg boots for hockey. >> i almost thought about putting them on. >> just put on skates for that. >> thanks, lindsay. >> yes. >> thanks, lindsay. >>> we will talk about another lindsay. this one is headed back to the slam he were. still ahead. no, lindsay lohan, of course. what did she do now that landed to the n more jail time. public. hear what that is coming up. [ music ] cun ayausutp ay ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups instead of going out to lunch, i save a lot of mon
virginia is up by 7. they find bailie for the score. 10-10, 173 yards and three tds just to start the game. the third quarter maryland is trying to mount a come back down 28-7. he hit smith in stride. that is good for an 80-yard td but just not enough today. maryland falls to west virginia 31-17. >>> elsewhere virginia tech beat east carolina 49-27. uva was off. they had a buy week. navy highlights and virginia tech highlights all sorts of stuff coming up on the long version of the...
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. >>> students from virginia tech one year a solar decathlon competition, a solar powered house can be comfortable and affordable. this state of the art home that's programmed to do almost everything on its own. it's this week's edge of discovery. >> reporter: welcome to the home of the future. when you wake up, the cold concrete floor warms up. your favorite music starts playing and coffee begins to brew. as you drive away, the house locks itself. >> it's the solar house that gets all of its energy from the sun. >> reporter: a group of virginia tech students designed the house to be completely automated. it even has panels that adjust to the changing weather outside. >> it will main 100% energy efficiency. however, no one likes to be completely controlled by a computer. >> you can overwrite any command. >> reporter: the house is about 600 square feet. >> you really have to convince people that they could live in here. the space saving solutions are a big selling point for us. >> in the bedroom, the kitchen and the living room. >> when these sliding doors are open, and you open the are
. >>> students from virginia tech one year a solar decathlon competition, a solar powered house can be comfortable and affordable. this state of the art home that's programmed to do almost everything on its own. it's this week's edge of discovery. >> reporter: welcome to the home of the future. when you wake up, the cold concrete floor warms up. your favorite music starts playing and coffee begins to brew. as you drive away, the house locks itself. >> it's the solar house...
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and 100 miles away from you, sam champion is in virginia beach, following the size of the waves, and the flooding that may follow from them. sam? >> reporter: hey, good evening, diane. and yeah, there have been big changes with earl today, but there will be hurricane-force winds on the outer banks of north carolina tonight. that storm is 130 miles away from atlantic beach, north carolina, and just look at the waves. you said at the top of the show, 15 feet, easy. and we expect they'll be about 20-foot waves there. buoy reports near the eye of the storm have put those waves at 40 feet high. a 3d satellite picture is the best way to show you the changes in earl today. and in the last couple of days. when that storm is well organized and powerful, it has a tight, well-formed eye. now it's difficult to even find the eye as it has weakened, but the hurricane-force winds are still powerful enough to brush that side of the cape, and also, we think cape cod, as well. here's the latest track from the hurricane center, and it's good news for the mid-atlantic coast, places like the coast of vir
and 100 miles away from you, sam champion is in virginia beach, following the size of the waves, and the flooding that may follow from them. sam? >> reporter: hey, good evening, diane. and yeah, there have been big changes with earl today, but there will be hurricane-force winds on the outer banks of north carolina tonight. that storm is 130 miles away from atlantic beach, north carolina, and just look at the waves. you said at the top of the show, 15 feet, easy. and we expect they'll be...
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this morning that low pressure system watches there in west virginia. that's the upper level low pressure system making its way northward very quickly. a few tornado warnings this morning of washington county, allegheny county and maryland. it's ju left with a few clouds right now. rain returns to the area, probably starting wednesday night. 78 degrees right now in sterling, 82 degrees right now in the district. georgetown and folks in largo right now at 81 degrees. you dropped one degree. montgomery county right now 81. we'll see clouds leave the area, 68 degrees, but 11: p.m. we're talking about some more tropical rains getting up into our area. that will come from this system right here, which cou be tropical storm nicole, that will be bringing a lost rain tthe area. for the overnight, the evening, our winds diminish, more of those tropical rains comehis way, we'll talk about the amounts expected for the area, 2 to 3 inchesn top of what we've gotten, and it will be a lot more down south too. all that and more coming newspaper a few. >>> a man in char
this morning that low pressure system watches there in west virginia. that's the upper level low pressure system making its way northward very quickly. a few tornado warnings this morning of washington county, allegheny county and maryland. it's ju left with a few clouds right now. rain returns to the area, probably starting wednesday night. 78 degrees right now in sterling, 82 degrees right now in the district. georgetown and folks in largo right now at 81 degrees. you dropped one degree....
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chilly in west virginia. t's just in the 50s there. over theast 12 hurs we have had a few clouds drifting through. we'll have our temperatures today climbing to near 80 with quite a bit of sunshine. overnight tonight should be clear. a chilly start to tuesday. should be in the 40s throughout much of the region tomorrow morning. and then sunny on tuesday. ait of a breeze coming outf the northwest and shifting into the south during the arch highs reaching upper 70s. southwesterly breeze warming us into the 80s with increasing clouds. moisture wednesday night, thursday may give us needed rain. passing showers possible. still on the hot side thursday. friday and the weekend at 5:21. how is the traffic, jerry? >> a couple bridges around the area. here we are at the key bridg light vm of traffic with no worries between georgetown and roslyn. canal road, everything up there is looking god. let's head over to the american legion bridge on the inner loop. coming up from tyson's corner, ading around over towards rockville pike and over to 95, we
chilly in west virginia. t's just in the 50s there. over theast 12 hurs we have had a few clouds drifting through. we'll have our temperatures today climbing to near 80 with quite a bit of sunshine. overnight tonight should be clear. a chilly start to tuesday. should be in the 40s throughout much of the region tomorrow morning. and then sunny on tuesday. ait of a breeze coming outf the northwest and shifting into the south during the arch highs reaching upper 70s. southwesterly breeze warming...
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in virginia, there's no hand held cell phone ban. texting while driving is a secondary offense. >>> and we want to remind you about a very important campaign here at channel 9. it's called the great hangup. it's our effort to get everyone to stop using their cell phones illegally while they are driving. if you have been affected by a distracted driver talking on a cell phone or texting, we want to share your story on the air. you can tell us your story by going to the great hangup page at wusa9.com or call us at 202- 895-5960. >>> some new traffic safety improvements in chevy chase are going to make it safer for people on foot. he was on hand today for the dedication of a pedestrian safety island. it's near rock creek elementary school. the intersection has been the site of several accidents over the last five years. >>> something that we've done because one, it is important. secondly, it saves lives. and thirdly, because we are responding to the community. the community recognized the problem and we responded promptly. >> officials
in virginia, there's no hand held cell phone ban. texting while driving is a secondary offense. >>> and we want to remind you about a very important campaign here at channel 9. it's called the great hangup. it's our effort to get everyone to stop using their cell phones illegally while they are driving. if you have been affected by a distracted driver talking on a cell phone or texting, we want to share your story on the air. you can tell us your story by going to the great hangup page...
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jerry has traffic. >> following breaking news in northern virginia. i ar just one of many accidents already out there this rning. you're looking at live pictures of an accident that occurred just minutes ago. this is 95 northbound near route 123 in woodbridge. you can see one vehicle spun sideways. left half of the roadway is currently blocked. this is one of two or three separate accidents on the 95 corridor in virginialready this morning. there was another one down around dunnfry. you're going to have to keep your speed way down this morning and just be aware of your surroundings. let's head on over to maryland, and update you on the inner loop of the beltway. authorities just dispatched for an accident, inner loop between conneccut avenue and georgia avenue. of course we had the tractor trailer jackknife reported inner loop after the i-270. in addition to 270 southbound, at leas one accident in rockville that authorities are on the scene dealing with right now. out on the rails, good option this morning, metro, vre m.a.r.c. doing fine so far. >> th
jerry has traffic. >> following breaking news in northern virginia. i ar just one of many accidents already out there this rning. you're looking at live pictures of an accident that occurred just minutes ago. this is 95 northbound near route 123 in woodbridge. you can see one vehicle spun sideways. left half of the roadway is currently blocked. this is one of two or three separate accidents on the 95 corridor in virginialready this morning. there was another one down around dunnfry....
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the virginia 5th district is conservative leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has become somewhat less so. and it is represented by a democrat. >> virginia's 5th district is the size of new jersey and it is a triangle shape with the sharltsville region, home to the university of virginia and thomas jefferson's home down to the south side of virginia, north carolina border that includes the city of martinsville, danville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district hard. their unemployment tops 20%. it's bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continues to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously like everywhere. people who have their jobs, their pay has stagnated for the last few years. so it's certainly a big problem here. tom perriello is a moderate democrat. whereas on some of the big ticket priorities on president obama and the democrats, he voted in favor of health care reform and voted in favor of the cap and tr
the virginia 5th district is conservative leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has become somewhat less so. and it is represented by a democrat. >> virginia's 5th district is the size of new jersey and it is a triangle shape with the sharltsville region, home to the university of virginia and thomas jefferson's home down to the south side of virginia, north carolina border that includes the city of martinsville, danville and...
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sam champion, leading our coverage in virginia beach. we're going to get to all of that, this morning. we say, good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm elizabeth vargas. robin roberts is off this morning. and, boy, that storm is feeling -- people all along the eastern seaboard will feel the impact. they 26 million people could feel some sort of impact from hurricane earl. we'll have the latest in a minute. >> by the time it hits cape cod, it could be very strong again. >> even though it's weakening, it's still a major hurricane. don't take this lightly. >>> coming up this morning, gps technology can get you where you want to go in your car, for example. but can it put you on the road to romance? we'll show you how the latest dating craze is bringing singles together in a new way. they use the gps to other like-minded singles. people with whom they have something in common. >> boy, that's something that makes you feel old. >> no more trolling if nightclubs, looking for the right guy. he might be just down the street. >
sam champion, leading our coverage in virginia beach. we're going to get to all of that, this morning. we say, good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> and i'm elizabeth vargas. robin roberts is off this morning. and, boy, that storm is feeling -- people all along the eastern seaboard will feel the impact. they 26 million people could feel some sort of impact from hurricane earl. we'll have the latest in a minute. >> by the time it hits cape cod, it could be very strong...
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it is moving towards virginia, but still very slowly on the outer loop as well. but inner loop traffic in virginia, 495 toward the 270 spur, right now if you know folks heading out that way, leaving work, let them know to avoid it at all costs. it will be a mess. get off river road, clara barton and get into d.c. and out of this and find another way home. 355 rockville pike, that is our main alternate away from the accident. again 40 minutes from 123 up to the spur. right now an hour and a half from 123 to bw parkway in montgomery county. >> and that should take maybe 15 minutes at the most. and that's an hour and a half. that gives you some indication of the severity of this traffic situation here. but as we look at the scene, things look like they are starting to wind down a bit. we certainly aren't there, so we can't tell you that. >> but fewer emergency vehicles, fewer sirens and not much activity around the bus itself. but let me get to you with the latest on this deadly bus accident on i-270 and again live pictures right now from sky 9. the northbound spur
it is moving towards virginia, but still very slowly on the outer loop as well. but inner loop traffic in virginia, 495 toward the 270 spur, right now if you know folks heading out that way, leaving work, let them know to avoid it at all costs. it will be a mess. get off river road, clara barton and get into d.c. and out of this and find another way home. 355 rockville pike, that is our main alternate away from the accident. again 40 minutes from 123 up to the spur. right now an hour and a half...
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. >>> hard to imagine, but the commute in northern virginia could soon get worse. the eye popping results of a traffic test completed before thousands of extra commuters cram into one very shawl space. >>> the judges table may look a lot different, but the local contestants are still as nervous as ever. we'll take you to the first round of idol auditions up in jersey next. ananiges ananiges words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted can get back to work. and our efforts aren't coming at tax-payer expense. i know people are wondering-- n
. >>> hard to imagine, but the commute in northern virginia could soon get worse. the eye popping results of a traffic test completed before thousands of extra commuters cram into one very shawl space. >>> the judges table may look a lot different, but the local contestants are still as nervous as ever. we'll take you to the first round of idol auditions up in jersey next. ananiges ananiges words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the...
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thank you. >>> virginia governor says there will be no confederate history month next year. the governor was widely criticized when the declared last april confederate history month. he left out anti-slavery language in his proclamation. he apologized and now has declared april civil war in virginia month. >>> montgomery county attorney bruce stern conceded to rockville businessman michael phillips in the race for the republican nod. they were separated by a few dozen votes after the ballots were counted. he faces if chris van holen in the fall. >>> iran's president defended remarks he made about the u.n. about 9/11. mahmoud ahmadinejad claims most people in the world believe the u.s. was behind the terror attack and as manuel gallegus reports, today, president obama fired back. >> reporter: president obama has strong words for iran's leader. >> it was offensive and hateful. >> reporter: the president is slamming mahmoud ahmadinejad for suggesting the u.s. government was behind the 9/11 attacks to prop up israel. the iranian president made the comment at the united nations o
thank you. >>> virginia governor says there will be no confederate history month next year. the governor was widely criticized when the declared last april confederate history month. he left out anti-slavery language in his proclamation. he apologized and now has declared april civil war in virginia month. >>> montgomery county attorney bruce stern conceded to rockville businessman michael phillips in the race for the republican nod. they were separated by a few dozen votes...
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west virginia, if the republicans, if they win back the senate, one of the places to do it is west virginia where a democratic seat held for over 50 years by the late senator byrd, there's a big battle there right now. the democratic governor manchin is a special candidate. the republican nominee raci and new ads on both sides nasty there in west virginia. we'll keep our eyes on that contest. again, if the republicans, if they win back control of the senate, one of the places to do it may be west virginia. talk about a rock star from new jersey. not springsteen or bon jovi. saw him last year in concert. very good. chris christie. the republican governor of the state and he's really turning into a republican rock star. he's been the man in demand on the campaign trail this year for republicans just like clinton for the democrats in a way. and we're learning from republican sources that christie's right here in washington today to kind of give a pep talk to house republicans just before they close it out and head back on the campaign trail. remember last year, christie pulled a big upset in t
west virginia, if the republicans, if they win back the senate, one of the places to do it is west virginia where a democratic seat held for over 50 years by the late senator byrd, there's a big battle there right now. the democratic governor manchin is a special candidate. the republican nominee raci and new ads on both sides nasty there in west virginia. we'll keep our eyes on that contest. again, if the republicans, if they win back control of the senate, one of the places to do it may be...
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mary's county. 62 in falls church. 61 degrees in leesburg. 59 in martinsburg, west virginia. here's a look at live doppler and there are some light rain showers now, upper ntgomery county, back to the west in portions of eastern loudoun county all tracking offo the northeast and they're not bringing an awful lot in the way ofeasurable rainfall but passing light showers should be expected here foat least the nextouple of hours. i think we'll get a little break midafternoon today before steadier rains tonht and through tomorrow. cloudy and wet with steadyrain. could be heavy at times monday night. maybe even a rumble or two sunday. >> we're heading back to new york for the "today" show. >>> we're back on this sunday morning, the 26th day of september, 2010. it's a great day on our plaza. our thanks to everyone who came do to say hello to us, to friends and family back home. thanks, guys. outside on the learning plaza, i'm jenna wolfe along with lester holt. we kicked off the week-long discussion about education in our country. coming up we are going to show you what's inside ea
mary's county. 62 in falls church. 61 degrees in leesburg. 59 in martinsburg, west virginia. here's a look at live doppler and there are some light rain showers now, upper ntgomery county, back to the west in portions of eastern loudoun county all tracking offo the northeast and they're not bringing an awful lot in the way ofeasurable rainfall but passing light showers should be expected here foat least the nextouple of hours. i think we'll get a little break midafternoon today before steadier...
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he will make campaign appearances in iowa and richmond, virginia today. president hit new mexico and wisconsin yesterday talking about jobs, the economy, taxes and education. all of those key unders in the upcoming mid-term elections p during a stop in albuquerque, mr. obama talked about abortions saying the practice should remain legal but with some limbits on late-term abortions. the president also talked about religion describing to voters how he became a christian as a young adult. >> my mother was one of most spiritual people i knew but she didn't raise me in the church. so i came to my christian faith later in life and it was because of the precepts of jesus christ spoke to me in terms of the kind life that i would want to lead. >> a recent poll showed about a quarter of americans thought mr. obama was a muslim but the president has written about his christian faith in two memoirs and spoken about it repeatedly. south a warning for iphone users. we have a warning from police about an increase in crime. >>> a tiny dog left to die in a dumpster. how h
he will make campaign appearances in iowa and richmond, virginia today. president hit new mexico and wisconsin yesterday talking about jobs, the economy, taxes and education. all of those key unders in the upcoming mid-term elections p during a stop in albuquerque, mr. obama talked about abortions saying the practice should remain legal but with some limbits on late-term abortions. the president also talked about religion describing to voters how he became a christian as a young adult. >>...
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the toll road was jammed up out of virginia. and river roa a lot of drivers were taking that as their alternative to get over toward silver spring and back to the beltway, but that no longer is a very good option because river road is jammed near the beltway in both directions to either leave the beltway and get out of town orto head thwart it to bypass the issue. we still have drivers on the outer loop coming around from georgia avenue in order to continue onto to 270 north. but the difference is you can continue only 270 north because you're on e spur at that point. but inner loop drivers are still forced to come around and not continue onto 270 but rather follow the pass and then silver spring. jim and door reap, back to you. >> this is expected to go on for hours and hours, isn't it? >> yes. so hopefully we'll get a solid work around. just for now, avoid it if you can. >> ashley, one thing i'm wondering about is people trying to get to dulles airport to make flights. any suggestions for them? >> well do, not commit to the be
the toll road was jammed up out of virginia. and river roa a lot of drivers were taking that as their alternative to get over toward silver spring and back to the beltway, but that no longer is a very good option because river road is jammed near the beltway in both directions to either leave the beltway and get out of town orto head thwart it to bypass the issue. we still have drivers on the outer loop coming around from georgia avenue in order to continue onto to 270 north. but the difference...
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pa >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 9:13 last night at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. she hired two men to kill her husband and stepson in south side virginia, back in 2002. in her final words, lewis told her late husband's daughter that she loved her and that she was very sorry. >>> a few months ago the national transportation safety board blasted them over safety issues. now they have praise for the transit agenc the gains its made in the past year. the head of the ntsb testified before a congressional hearing yeerday. she said metro rail and its system is significantly safer. now than it was in the past year when a train crash on the red line killed nine people and injured dozens of others. >> they have ne a lot of learning in the last year plus. and i believe that the metro board wasvery willing to listen to the safety board after our report was concluded. and they have taken many of those lessons to heart. and i think that they're beginnin
pa >>> for the first time in nearly 100 years, virginia has executed a woman. teresa lewis was pronounced dead from a lethal injection at 9:13 last night at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. she hired two men to kill her husband and stepson in south side virginia, back in 2002. in her final words, lewis told her late husband's daughter that she loved her and that she was very sorry. >>> a few months ago the national transportation safety board blasted them over...
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. >>> it's been a difficult day for people traveling through northern virginia and elsewhere in the area. in virginia, drivers had to contend with everything from flooded roads in vienna to a sinkhole in arlington. one couple had to be rescued after their car g stuck in high water in annandale this morning. we have a look at how the evening commute is going there. >> reporter: jim, good evening. we're here live on cambridge road. commuters are trying to get home and beat this storm that's actually rolling through here, as doug just said. all day drivers have been out in the rain. but we've been lucky. the in has tapered off in the last few hours an the conditions out here are slowly improving. as many know, this morning was a completely different story. >> i almost got in five different car accidents. it was raining, downpouring. i had to go out to my car, which is parked outside. i got soaking wet. so my hair looks like this. >> reporter: all across northern virginia this morning, drivers had a tougher than usual commute. on brownsville road in vienna, daring motorists did their best to
. >>> it's been a difficult day for people traveling through northern virginia and elsewhere in the area. in virginia, drivers had to contend with everything from flooded roads in vienna to a sinkhole in arlington. one couple had to be rescued after their car g stuck in high water in annandale this morning. we have a look at how the evening commute is going there. >> reporter: jim, good evening. we're here live on cambridge road. commuters are trying to get home and beat this...
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to over northern virginia, manassas. that line of thunderstorms will continue a northerly movement and that will have heavy rain fall. i don't doubt, 1 to 2-inch rain fall per hour over the next several hours. we will fill in more rain here in washington through the next several hours. topper. >> let's look at the model now. this is our rain potential and again, you see the sharp edge of some pretty significant rain. an inch or so up to 5 inches of rain. that's why we are saying an additional 1 to 5 inches of rain is possible. so round 2, critical time. 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the bulls eye is east and southeast of town unfortunately and allow extra time tomorrow and please, if you can, tell commute, if you are lucky enough to do that. there will be more street flooding tomorrow. we love to have your pictures, e-mail them to photos, go on our facebook and dc flood if you would. now in addition to the rain, we have some winds. winds gusting to 28 miles per hour downtown. 32 miles per hour at easten and a 25-mile per hour
to over northern virginia, manassas. that line of thunderstorms will continue a northerly movement and that will have heavy rain fall. i don't doubt, 1 to 2-inch rain fall per hour over the next several hours. we will fill in more rain here in washington through the next several hours. topper. >> let's look at the model now. this is our rain potential and again, you see the sharp edge of some pretty significant rain. an inch or so up to 5 inches of rain. that's why we are saying an...
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west virginia is at lsu. well, if there was ever a must-win game in september for virginia tech, yesterday's game ainst east carolina was it. the hokies started with an 0-2 record and an 0-3 start would be a disaster. the last time that happened bon jovi living on a prayer was a number one song in the u.s. that was in 1987. yesterday the hokies desperately trying to change their tune. taylor and the hokies going against a very good east carolina team. second quarter hokies trailing 17-7. taylor starts the hokies comeback. throws a dart to roberts. 24-yard touchdown. hokies within three. an impressive play. this was impressive, too. six minutes later evans gets the handoff. goes left and he's in for a seven-yard touchdown. the hokies down 24-21 at ha halftime. virginia tech sophomore standout running back ryan williams was injured in the game, injured his hamstring. trainers say he is okay. beamer's team goes off in the second half. dominique davis, uh-oh. carmichael reads it perfectly, interception down the s
west virginia is at lsu. well, if there was ever a must-win game in september for virginia tech, yesterday's game ainst east carolina was it. the hokies started with an 0-2 record and an 0-3 start would be a disaster. the last time that happened bon jovi living on a prayer was a number one song in the u.s. that was in 1987. yesterday the hokies desperately trying to change their tune. taylor and the hokies going against a very good east carolina team. second quarter hokies trailing 17-7. taylor...
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the governors of north carolina, virginia and maryland declared states of emergency. bob mcdonald activated the national guard, sending 200 troops to the chesapeake bay area. the postal service is delivering social security checks early to the coastal area of north carolina, virginia, maryland, delaware and new york. and the u.s. navy returning home from somalia, rushed to get home to virginia, ahead of the bad weather. on this beach, even the sea turtle nests were picked up and moved for safety. and surf's up in wrights head, north carolina. but it's extremely rough. and tourists are told to get out. now. >> they kicked us out this morning. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> back to jersey. >> reporter: with hurricane earl so close to the coastline, the entire east coast is threatened. if this storm jogs a little bit one way or the other, it will make a huge difference in which areas are affected. here at atlantic beach, herb and cindy know better. they're not taking any chances, moving their furniture indoors. since you've be
the governors of north carolina, virginia and maryland declared states of emergency. bob mcdonald activated the national guard, sending 200 troops to the chesapeake bay area. the postal service is delivering social security checks early to the coastal area of north carolina, virginia, maryland, delaware and new york. and the u.s. navy returning home from somalia, rushed to get home to virginia, ahead of the bad weather. on this beach, even the sea turtle nests were picked up and moved for...
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virginia implemented the program early this year. >>> coming up, congress says the country cannot afford to wait to address pipeline safety. >> the d.c. council will look to rolling back those high parking fees as drivers complain they can no longer afford a night >>> a suspected terror plot against european countries has prompted military action by the u.s. it also prompted the cond evacuation of the eiffel tower in as many weeks. a bomb threat was called into the tower today, but police found nothing suspicious. it came on the same day that british intelligence officials said they had intercepted an incredible terror plot against france and britain. al-qaeda is thought to be connected to the threat which remains unspecified. an official in washington said u.s. strikes in waington have been aimed at disrupting that plot. >>> they say the country must act now to stop pipeline explosions. senators want to meet with inspecrs and say they want to use a manual shut-off valve. this is following a massive explosion that caused a reball. it's stillen clear what caused it. >>> now there's signs
virginia implemented the program early this year. >>> coming up, congress says the country cannot afford to wait to address pipeline safety. >> the d.c. council will look to rolling back those high parking fees as drivers complain they can no longer afford a night >>> a suspected terror plot against european countries has prompted military action by the u.s. it also prompted the cond evacuation of the eiffel tower in as many weeks. a bomb threat was called into the tower...
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here is the live picture right now, a backyard discussion in falls church, virginia. let's listen to the president. >> -- somebody who helped to champion the kinds of reforms and patients' rights we'll talk about here today, congressman jim moran is here. thank you so much, jim. [ applause ] and falls church mayor nade nader baruk i was just mentioning baruk means blessings in hebrew, one who is blessed and barack means the same thing so he and i, we're right there. and i know he feels blessed to be the mayor of this wonderful town. you know, when i came into office, obviously we were confronted with an historic crisis, the worst financial crisis since the great depression. we had lost 4 million jobs in the six months before i was sworn in, and we've lost almost 800,000 the month i was sworn in. obviously, the economy has been uppermost on our minds and i had to take a series of steps very quickly to make sure that we prevented the country from going into a second great depression, that the financial markets were stabilized, we've succeeded in doing that and now the e
here is the live picture right now, a backyard discussion in falls church, virginia. let's listen to the president. >> -- somebody who helped to champion the kinds of reforms and patients' rights we'll talk about here today, congressman jim moran is here. thank you so much, jim. [ applause ] and falls church mayor nade nader baruk i was just mentioning baruk means blessings in hebrew, one who is blessed and barack means the same thing so he and i, we're right there. and i know he feels...
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and staff virginia and 218 remains closed because of an accident cleanup as well. back to you. >>> metro transit is trying to find a new way to stop a big surge in crime. the transit agency said it recorded just under 1100 assaults, thefts or other crimes over the first six months of this year. and nearly double the 575 crimes in 2006. theft of electronic devices acted for most of the crimes. robbery and larceny is up during the first six months of last year. >>> metro transit police said that devices like smart phones and mp3 players have grown more extensive and more riders are carrying them now. they have launched a public awareness campaign to keep their property secure. more uniformed officers are being posted around station and more plain clothed officers riding plains. metro traditionally has more crime in the second half of the year. so be away. >>> the man responsible for a murder-suicide at the johns hopkins hospital became distraught after receiving bad news about his mother at the hospital. he shot and killed a the man when he told him that his mother w
and staff virginia and 218 remains closed because of an accident cleanup as well. back to you. >>> metro transit is trying to find a new way to stop a big surge in crime. the transit agency said it recorded just under 1100 assaults, thefts or other crimes over the first six months of this year. and nearly double the 575 crimes in 2006. theft of electronic devices acted for most of the crimes. robbery and larceny is up during the first six months of last year. >>> metro transit...
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now, any minute we're expecting him to talk about the economy in richmond, virginia. we will have that live when it happens. but true to recent and presidential campaign form, earlier today, he met with a family in des moines before holding another backyard gathering with their neighbors. and he went after the republicans as well as their pledge to america. >> you can't say you want to balance the budget, deal with our deficit, invest in our kids, and have a $700 billion tax cut that affects only 2% of the population. >> these events may be having an impact leading up to the november midterms. look at this. asked which party should control congress, 46% said republican. 43% said democrats. that's a six-point gain for democrats since august. cynthia tucker is with the "atlanta journal and constitution." it's good to see you. >> good afternoon, chris. >> were the rumors of a gop landslide in november premature? >> well, i think those polls were quite early and they -- they highlighted the most engaged voters, the angriest voters, the voters most likely at that point to
now, any minute we're expecting him to talk about the economy in richmond, virginia. we will have that live when it happens. but true to recent and presidential campaign form, earlier today, he met with a family in des moines before holding another backyard gathering with their neighbors. and he went after the republicans as well as their pledge to america. >> you can't say you want to balance the budget, deal with our deficit, invest in our kids, and have a $700 billion tax cut that...